RIVER OFSORROW: Relatives of those missing from Monday's Bheri bridge disaster look down from another bridge 15km downstream in the hope that they may find them. The casualty figure may climb as 55 people are still unaccounted for. (PIC:RAMESWOR BOHARA)

ROYAL SIGNS: Despite the decision to go for a republic, royal emblems still adorn the immigration office at Kakarbitta on Nepal's eastern border with India. (PIC:DEEPENDRA BAJRACHARYA)

THE ART OF PEACE: Performance artists of the Shilpee Theatre Group end their month-long tour to 29 districts in the tarai by staging their play Madhes Tarai at Martin Chautari on Sunday.(PIC:KIRAN PANDAY)

ROUND TABLE: Members of the interim parliament take a break to enjoy the sun on the lawn outside the house the day after the 23-point agreement was signed.(PIC:KIRAN PANDAY)